HMD Global made its first India-exclusive launch with the Nokia 2. While the USP of the launch event in New Delhi was a hands-on session on a moving metro train, the phone boasts several interesting features of its own. From a 2-day battery to Android Nougat, and a 5-inch HD screen thrown in for good measure, the budget smartphone comes loaded in every department.

As for the phone, the Nokia 2 has a 4,100mAh battery powering a Snapdragon 212 chip, 1GB RAM, and a 5-inch HD LTPS display, which allows it run for 2 days on full charge. In terms of optics, there’s a 8-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel fixed-focus front camera. Internal storage is disappointing at a mere 8GB, though it’s expandable via microSD card (up to 128GB). The Nokia 2 ships with Android7.1.1 Nougat, but HMD Global has promised that it will get an upgrade to Oreo in the near future. It has support for dual-SIM and 4G VoLTE.

Nokia 2 Full Specifications:

Nokia 2 Processor– Nokia 2 is powered by Snapdragon 212, along with a Adreno 304 GPU. Although details about the RAM on Nokia 2 were not divulged during the launch event, it is expected to come with with 1GB RAM and 8 GB internal storage.

Nokia 2 Display– One of the biggest selling points of the device is the 5-inch HD screen which comes with a contrast ratio of 13000:1. Moreover, the display comes protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 3.

Nokia 2 Software– In terms of software, the device will come with Android Nougat 7.1.1 which is a first for a phone in this segment. Nokia has kept the interface pretty close to stock version which will keep it easy on the processor. Moreover, Nokia is promising to keep the Nokia 2 ‘pure secure and up to date’, making it future-proof. This means that the Nokia 2 will receive the update for Android Oreo in due time.

Nokia 2 Battery– The Nokia 2 draws power from a 4100 mAh battery. HMD Global has promised 2 days worth of battery life with the Nokia 2, given that the phone is used for 5 hours a days. The modest Snapdragon 212 SoC on the phone is likely to aid the battery life.

Nokia 2 Design– The body of Nokia 2 has been milled from 6000 series aluminium. The phone has a polycarbonate back. The phone will be available in Black, White and Copper colour options.

Nokia 2 Features– Apart from the stock Android, the Nokia 2 will also feature Google Assistant, with the option to get search results in Hindi. The voice assistant has featured for the first time in the budget phone segment. The smartphone will come with LTE 4G support.

Nokia 2 Mobile Price:

The Nokia 2 has been priced at 99 euros for global markets, which is a little over Rs 7,000. It will be available in markets from mid-November. Although the price for Indian markets has not been disclosed yet, the Nokia 2 might be priced in the vicinity of Rs 6,000 to Rs 6,500.

Nokia 2 vs Xiaomi Redmi 4 vs Moto C Plus

As said earlier, the Nokia 2 will be taking on popular budget Android smartphones such as the Xiaomi Redmi 4 and Moto C Plus.

Priced at Rs 8,499, the Xiaomi Redmi 4 comes with a 5-inch HD display. It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 octa-core processor coupled with 3GB of RAM. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The smartphone is powered by a 4,000mAh battery. Other important features of the smartphone include a fingerprint reader, dual-SIM and VoLTE support.

The Redmi 4A, a stripped down version of Redmi 4, comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 SoC, 2GB of RAM, 16/32GB storage and 3,120mA battery. The Redmi 4A is available for much lesser at Rs 6,999.

The Moto C Plus is available online for Rs 6,999. The smartphone comes with a 5-inch HD display. It runs Android 7.0 Nougat and is powered by a Mediatek MTK6737 processor along with 2GB of RAM. It comes with 16GB of built-in storage and supports expandable storage up to 32GB via a microSD card. The smartphone has an 8-megapixel rear and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Powered by a 4,000mAh battery, the Moto C Plus supports 4G VoLTE, Dual-SIM, Wi-Fi and GPS.